A story without beginning and end

Believe me, everything's balance has been disturbed, the stars have left their orbits, and words have lost their logic, and the domes of shrines have given birth to idols! I was relying on the authenticity of origin, the privilege of a house, and the dignity of a family, where are all of those? Where? .. Over time, people will see in me a man drowning in sins, stained, lost, who built from their money a large building through the corruption of his conscience. The creativity of "Naguib Mahfouz" in storytelling is manifested in this precious collection of stories, which gathered five short stories, all sharing the same idea and view of life, so you don't know when the story began, nor does it give you an end, but rather an ongoing continuity of life that does not stop; in the story "A Tale Without Beginning or End," Mahfouz talks about the ongoing conflict between religious authority represented by the Akrami method and its leader "Mahmoud Al-Akrami," and the revolution of science against it represented by "Ali Aweis." In the story "The Alley of Lovers," he takes the relationship of "Abdullah" with his wife "Hania," who goes through several storms — their life remained stable and in overwhelming happiness for five years until doubt crept into this relationship and ruined everything — symbolizing the phase of doubt in human faith and attempts to return to it. Among other symbolic and philosophical stories that emphasize the continuity of life. Author: Naguib Mahfouz Dar Al-Diwān